This is a guide for the bonus challenge Time Trial for the game Mario Kart Tour. Read on to learn the best way to get all 3 Grand Stars from this level.
List of Contents
| Donkey Kong Cup (Jungle Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 1:20.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:05.00 |
| 3 Stars | 0:55.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will give you the needed boost and help you speed up in the early game.
Drift as much as you can! Do Mini-Turbo boosts along curved areas and stay close on the edges as much as possible to lessen your time per lap.
Be careful as there are spilled oils in this course. Avoid them or your kart will slow down once you drive into one.
Use your Mushroom and access this shortcut to reduce the time you need to finish this challenge.
Use the gliding area as this will help you skip the obstacles on the road and give you a speed boost.
| Hammer Bro Cup (Flower Tour) | |
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| 1 Star | 2:30.00 |
| 2 Stars | 2:10.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:55.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will give you a short boost which will help you cut down your time in the early game.
You can perform a Mini-Turbo, Super, or even an Ultra Mini-Turbo boost on curved areas. Mini-Turbos will give you an acceleration that will help you lessen your time per lap.
Be careful as there are snake jars in this course. Your kart will slow down a little once bumped into one of these. Avoid them as much as possible to maintain your speed.
You can use your Mushroom in this area to skip the curved road and save your time per lap.
This is a video playthrough of how to obtain 3 Grand Stars in the Time Trial Bonus Challenge of Hammer Bro Cup (Flower Tour).
| Waluigi Cup (Trick Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 2:05.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:55.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:40.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start plays an important role in challenges like this one. It will help you boost in the early game which will lessen your time.
Neo Bowser City has a lot of curved areas so you can easily perform Mini-Turbos. Drift as much as you can! This is the only way to lessen your time per lap. You can perform an Ultra Mini-Turbo boost right after doing a rocket start.
But, be careful while drifting! Your kart will slow down when it passes through the puddles. Avoid them as much as possible to maintain your speed.
You can use your Mushroom inside the small tunnel to lessen your time per lap.
| Koopa Troopa Cup (Trick Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 1:00.00 |
| 2 Stars | 0:52.00 |
| 3 Stars | 0:43.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket start will increase your speed in the early game which will help you cut down your time.
Access the gliding area. Gliding is easier and will be of great help to lessen your time per lap.
There are many obstacles in this course: pipes and snow blocks. Be careful as you might bump into these obstacles, causing you to slow down.
If you want to avoid the obstacles, access the shortcut on the right. Don't forget to use a mushroom as going outside the track will slow you down.
| Hammer Bro Cup (Yoshi Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 2:10.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:55.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:37.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will give you the needed speed which will help you cut down your time.
Right after doing a Rocket Start, perform a Mini-Turbo boost while doing jump boosts to gain speed.
After accessing the gliding area, land on right side of the road. Going on this side will give you a shortcut. Do not forget to hit the goomba after accessing the ramp. Hitting the goomba will let you perform a jump boost.
Be careful as you might bump the goats on this course. Avoid them or you will slow down.
Use your Mushroom and access the ramp outside the track. This will help you lessen your time per lap.
| Daisy Cup (Yoshi Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 2:10.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:50.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:38.00 |
Rocket Start plays an important role in time trial challenges. Do a Rocket Start to give you the needed boost in the early game.
You can perform Ultra Mini-Turbo boost as this course has a lot of curved areas. Do Mini-Turbos as much as you can to speed up and lessen your time per lap.
There are a few ramps in this course. Performing a jump boost in these ramps will also give you a short boost.
| 1st Gliding Area | 2nd Gliding Area |
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There are 2 gliding areas in this course. We recommend using only 1 for each lap. You can choose either accessing the 1st or 2nd gliding area. Remember that you only have 2 mushrooms for this whole challenge, so we suggest to use 1 mushroom per lap.
Note: Accessing both gliding areas requires 2 mushrooms. If you choose to use both of your mushrooms on the 1st lap, you won't be able to access these shortcuts on the 2nd lap.
| Peachette Cup (Hammer Bro Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 2:50.00 |
| 2 Stars | 2:15.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:55.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will give you the needed boost and help you speed up in the early game.
Drifting is the most important thing to do in challenges like this one. You need to perform a lot of Mini-Turbos to help you boost and lessen your time per lap.
You can perform an Ultra Mini-Turbo boost before reaching the gliding area. Access the gliding area to cut down your time.
Upon entering the tunnel, perform Mini-Turbos and go over the dash panels. These will be of great help to lessen your time.
Use your Mushroom to break the wooden cutout and access this shortcut smoothly. You must access this shortcut to make sure you will achieve the 3 Grand Stars.
| Bowser Cup (Hammer Bro Tour) | |
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| 1 Star | 2:20.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:50.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:40.00 |
Do not forget to do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start is important in challenges like this one as it will help you lessen your time per lap.
Perform Mini-Turbo boosts for there are a lot of curved areas in this course. Mini-Turbo boosts will give you the needed speed and help you cut down your time.
Use your Mushroom and access the gliding area located at the upper-right, outside the racing track. Gliding would be faster than driving on the main road.
Be careful on the snowpeople area. Bumping the snowpeople will slow you down a bit.
| Waluigi Cup (Baby Rosalina Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 1:35.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:25.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:15.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will help you speed up and cut down your time.
Drift as much as you can! This course has a wide racing track so you can easily perform Mini-Turbo boosts. Just be careful while drifting for there are 2 obstacles in this course: the pipes and spilled oils. You will slow down when you bump or drive into them.
Use your Mushroom and access the ramp located outside the racing track. Going on this shortcut will help you lessen your time per lap.
| Baby Mario Cup (Mario Bros. Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 1:50.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:28.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:09.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will help you speed up at the start of the race and lessen your time per lap.
Drift as much as you can! Doing a Mini or Super Mini-Turbo Boost is possible in this course. Do not forget to use your Mushroom as well. These will give you the needed boost and help you reduce the time you need per lap.
Be careful on the Star Thwomps. You will slow down once you bump into them. So avoid them as much as possible.
| Mario Cup (Mario Bros. Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 1:20.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:02.00 |
| 3 Stars | 0:55.00 |
Do a Rocket Start! Rocket Start will give you the needed boost, which would help you speed up and shorten your time.
It is easy to drift for there are wide tracks in this course. Perform a Mini-Turbo Boost to accelerate and lessen your time per lap.
Use your mushroom to access this shortcut smoothly. Access this shortcut for a faster way of getting into the finish line.
| Luigi Cup (Vancouver Tour) | |
|---|---|
| 1 Star | 1:35.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:15.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:05.00 |
Start with a Rocket Start to give you a boost and help you lessen your time.
There are a lot of road hums in this course. Go over these road humps to perform jump boost. This would be of great help for it will give you a short boost.
Perform Mini-Turbo Boost on curved areas to speed up and lessen your time.
Do not miss to go to the gliding area. Glide to avoid the chocolate lake and for a faster way to get into the finish line.
Use your mushroom and access this shortcut to shorten your time per lap.
| Rosalina Cup (Vancouver Tour) | |
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| 1 Star | 1:50.00 |
| 2 Stars | 1:28.00 |
| 3 Stars | 1:16.00 |
Start with a Rocket Start to give you the needed boost which will help you lessen your time.
Drift as much as you can! It is possible to perform a Super Mini Turbo Boost for there are curved areas in this course. It will help you boost and lessen your time.
Make use of the ramps to give you a short boost and at the same time collect the coins. You can use these coins to buy drivers, karts, and gliders in the Shop.
Use your mushroom when accessing this ramp to make sure you would not fall below.
There are Star Thowmps in this course. Avoid them as much as possible to maintain your speed.
Start with a Rocket Start to give you the needed boost which will help you lessen your time.
Drift as much as you can! You can perform an Ultra Mini-Turbo Boost for there are wide racing tracks in this course. This will help you speed up which will lessen your time.
We recommend accessing this shortcut to help you cut down time. Make sure to use the mushroom to give you a boost, going outside the track will slow you down a bit.
Avoid the goombas in the road. You will crash and slowed down once you bump into them.
Make sure to go through dash panels to lessen your time.
Start with a Rocket Start to give you the needed boost which will help you lessen your time.
Performing Mini or Super Mini-Turbo Boosts will help you speed up and lessen the time.
There are sidesteppers in this course. Avoid bumping into them as they will slow you down.
Go through dash panels to give you a boost and lessen your time per lap.
We recommend using the mushroom in this part to easily access the gliding area. Gliding would be a faster way than falling into the water and take the other way around.
Start with a Rocket Start to give you the needed boost which will help you lessen your time.
Perform a Mini or Super Mini-Turbo Boosts as much as you can. These are the only key to achieve the 3 Grand Stars in this challenge.
Avoid going through the water currents. It will take time to land once you get hit by these.
You only have 2 mushrooms in this challenge. Use it to give you a boost and lessen your time.
Start with a Rocket Start to give you the needed boost which will help you lessen your time.
Do drifting as long as there are curve areas to give you a mini-tubro boost.
There are thwomps in this course. Avoid bumping into them for it will take seconds to get back in the track.
The only given item here is the Mushroom. Use it if you are running out of time to help you speed up.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
There are many curves in this course. Take advantage of it and do mini-turbo boosts as much as you can.
You might hit a moving obstacles so pay attention to your surrounding.
There are no shortcuts in this course so just use the mushroom when you got hit by a moving obstacles to catch the seconds you lost.
Stay close on edges! It will lessen the time you get per lap.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Drift as much as you can. It will give you speed boosts which will lessen the time you can get per lap.
There are snowballs in this course. Try not to get crushed by them or they will slow you down.
Be careful not to crash on snowpeople. They will slow you down once you hit them.
Going offroad using mushroom will cut the travel time you can get if you use the main road in the race.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Drift as much as you can. It will give you speed boosts which will lessen the time you can get per lap.
Clamps can give you jump boosts which gives slight speed boosts. Just be careful not to get crushed by them!
You can still finish the race with 3 grand stars without using shortcut as long as you use both mushroom.
Make use of the glider. It will lessen the travel time compared to the other route.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Be sure to do turbo boosts as much as possible. This will lessen the time you get per lap.
Access the shortcut using the mushroom to finish the race with less time.
You can still finish the race with 3 grand stars without using shortcut as long as you use both mushroom.
Be sure to stay close on edges when turning. You can lessen the time you get per lap.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Be sure to do turbo boosts as much as possible. This will lessen the time you get per lap.
Avoid the goats. They will slow you down once you hit them.
We recommend not using the shortcut in this course for it is hard to access and have many obstacles which will slow you down.
Do jump boosts. They will give you speed boost when you perform one.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
This course have a lot of curve roads. Be sure to do turbo boosts as much as possible.
Stay close on edges! This will lessen the time you get per lap.
Use the mushrooms for shortcuts. Use the shortcuts to lessen the time you get per lap and obtain 3 grand stars.
Avoid pipes. Pipes will slow you down if you hit them.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
This course have a lot of curve roads. Be sure to do turbo boosts as much as possible.
Stay close on edges! This will lessen the time you get per lap.
Use the mushrooms for shortcuts. To obtain 3 grand stars, you must use the shortcuts to lessen the time you get per lap.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Rock Rock Mountain course have a lot of curve roads. Be sure to do Super mini-turbos and Ultra mini-turbos as much as possible.
Be sure to use the glider and extend its duration by going through air pipe as it gives you speed boost.
Rock Rock Mountain Shortcuts
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Be sure to use the Mushroom only for shortcuts offroad. See the course page below.
Be sure to use the glider and extend its duration by going through bumps in the road as it gives you speed boost.
Choco Island 2 Shortcuts
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Be sure to use the Mushroom only for shortcuts offroad. To see the shortcuts in this level, see the courge page below.
Luigi's Mansion Shortcuts
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Do as many Mini-Turbos as you can, staying close to the corners, as this will greatly lessen the time you get per lap.
Use the Mushroom on the side of the first turn to do a shortcut through the offroad section. Combine this with an Ultra Mini-Turbo to get a huge boost and lessen your time per lap.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Do an Ultra Mini-Turbo on long turns as it will greatly help in reducing your time to finish the race.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Be careful of the puddles as it will significantly slow you down if you hit one.
Do an Ultra Mini-Turbo on long turns as it will greatly help in reducing your time to finish the race.
Do a Rocket Start! The Rocket Start will give you a needed boost at the start of the race and cut down your time.
Use the shortcut to reach the finish line quicker and save precious seconds.
Be careful of the dinosaur as it will severely slow you down if you crash into it while gliding.
>>50 air currents will appear on the 2nd lap.
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